Polish forces are being put on alert after up to 10,000 Wagner fighters from Russia are known to be stationed in Belarus and they may shortly be deployed to the Polish border, officials have warned.
The Belarusian defence ministry recently announced a large-scale military training exercise just across the Polish border. The exercise involves mercenaries from Russia’s notorious Wagner Group, which found its new base in Belarus. This could result in „provocations,” says the Polish defence minister, who has decided to relocate some of his country’s military forces eastward.
Source – Polskie Radio
The dog tags of a Polish soldier who perished in Israel in World War II have been returned back to Poland after they were unearthed by metal dectorists. During a search at Latrun, a strategically significant hilltop near Jerusalem, Israeli metal detecting enthusiasts had stumbled upon a dog tag from 1943 that belonged to a Polish soldier named Franciszek Żbikowski.
Following meticulous research, the leader of the metal detecting group successfully identified the soldier’s family. During an event held at Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) on Wednesday, with the Israeli metal seekers also in attendance, the dog tag was handed over to the soldier’s closest surviving relative.
Source – Polskie Radio
A pair of Polish police officers have rescued a man from drowning in Croatia. The officers, assigned to the „Safe Holiday Season” project, responded to cries for help while walking along the promenade in the Croatian town of Makarska on the Adriatic Sea coast.
Upon hearing the calls, the officers observed two individuals struggling in the water approximately 100 meters from the shoreline. A young woman was waving her arms and calling for help, while the man repeatedly disappeared beneath the water’s surface. The Polish officers borrowed an inflatable stand-up paddle board from nearby beachgoers and headed towards the couple. It turned out that the 29-year-old Croatian, injured his shoulder while swimming. Employing rescue techniques and using the board, the Polish officers transported the injured man back to shore, where he was handed over to the rescuers.
Source – Polskie Radio
Gdańsk airport has had a record first six months of activity in 2023, according to figures just released. In the first half of 2023, the airport served over 2.6 million passengers – 42.3 percent more than in the same period in 2022 and 6.9 percent more than during the same period in the record year of 2019.
The most popular destinations chosen by passengers flying from Gdańsk are London which had almost 250,000 passenger departures, Oslo, with more than 200,000 passengers, and Stockholm with over 165,000 passengers. Ryanair and Wizz Air are the carriers that operated the most flights to and from Gdańsk during this period.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be a showery day in light winds with temperatures of 21 degrees centigrade (70 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 12 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will continue showery in a moderate breeze and temperatures of 20 degrees during the day and 10 degrees overnight.
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